Nikitin Dheer

Nikitin Dheer
Nikitin Dheer
	Dheer at the success bash of his 2013 film Chennai Express
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2008–present
Spouse(s)	Kratika Sengar (m. 2014)
Parent(s)	Pankaj Dheer (father);

Nikitin Dheer is an Indian actor who works in Hindi and Telugu language films, and television shows.

Acting career

Dheer made his acting debut in 2008 with Ashutosh Gowariker's historical drama Jodhaa Akbar, in which he co-starred alongside Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, as Sharifuddin Hussain, Akbar's brother-in-law.[1] Whilst the film earned critical appreciation and box office success, Dheer received praise for his role, with noted critic Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama mentioning him as "fantastic".[2] The same year he acted alongside Vivek Oberoi, Shriya Saran and Zayed Khan in Apoorva Lakhia's unremarkable action thriller Mission Istaanbul.

In 2011, Dheer appeared in Anees Bazmee's comedy Ready, alongside Salman Khan and Asin. The following year, he had a supporting role in Arbaaz Khan's action film Dabangg 2 alongside Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha and Prakash Raj. In 2013, he featured as the primary antagonist in Rohit Shetty's action comedy Chennai Express with Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone. For his role as Tangaballi, a dreaded Tamil goon, Dheer was asked to gain more muscle and work on his accent.[3][4] His physique in the film was received warmly; Mohar Basu noted that Dheer is "robust" although "hardly has a role enough to perform".[5]

Dheer is Punjabi and is the son of actor Pankaj Dheer.[6][7] He married Kratika Sengar on 3 September 2014 in an arranged marriage.[7]

Key
	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Language
2008	Jodhaa Akbar	Sharifuddin Hussain	Hindi
2008	Mission Istaanbul	Al Gazni	Hindi
2011	Ready	Aryan Chaudhary	Hindi
2012	Dabangg 2	Chunni	Hindi
2013	Chennai Express	Thangaballi	Hindi
2015	Kanche	Colonel Eeshwar Prasad	Telugu
2016	Housefull 3	Rohan Patel	Hindi
2016	Freaky Ali	Sohail Khan/Danger Bhai	Hindi
2017	Goutham Nanda	Gowda	Telugu
2017	Mister	Rahul Wadayar	Telugu
2018	Paak	Waqaar	Hindi
2020	Sooryavanshi	TBA	Hindi
2021	Antim: The Final Truth[8]	TBA	Hindi

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2011	Dwarkadheesh – Bhagwaan Shree Krishn	King Kalyavan	Special appearance
2014	Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 5	Himself	Contestant (2nd Runner up)
2016–2017	Naagarjuna – Ek Yoddha	Astika
2017–2018	Ishqbaaaz	Dr. Veer Pratap Chauhan
2019	Naagin 3	Huqum
2020	Rakhtanchal[9]	Waseem Khan	9 Episodes

Singh, Vajir (8 February 2008). "My day will come: Nikitin Dheer". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 18 August 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
Adarsh, Taran. "Jodhaa Akbar (2008) Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
Naval-Shetye, Aakanksha (7 February 2013). "Nikitin Dheer hits jackpot again!". Daily News and Analysis. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
Maniar, Parag (8 August 2013). "Working with SRK was humbling: Nikitin Dheer". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
Basu, Mohar (8 August 2013). "Chennai Express Review". Koimoi. Archived from the original on 12 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
Shukla, Richa (24 March 2014). "I am a typical Punjabi munda: Nikitin Dheer". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
"Nikitin Dheer and Kratika Sengar - Yeh Hai Mohabbatein's Karan Patel to Taarak Mehta's Disha Vakani: TV actors who opted for an arranged marriage". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
"Salman Khan begins shooting with Aayush Sharma for Antim; Nikitin Dheer joins the cast : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
"Nikitin Dheer On How Negative Characters Need Better Layering In Bollywood". News18. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

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